Australian_soldiers_patrolling_with_an_APC_during_Operation_Smithfield_(AWM_CUN660706VN).JPG
Description Australian soldiers patrolling with an APC during Operation Smithfield (AWM CUN660706VN).JPG |
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South Vietnam. 1966-08-19. During Operation Smithfield, Australian armoured personnel carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron and soldiers on foot sweep along in pursuit of retreating Viet Cong troops in Phuoc Tuy Province. The chase followed a savage battle at Long Tan in which members of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), APCs and artillery fire killed 250 enemy soldiers.
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Author | William James Cunneen | ||||
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